19 December 2017

New drug hope for rare bone cancer patients

Patients with a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine could be helped by existing drugs, suggest scientists from...

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14 December 2017

Bioengineering could be a viable alternative to open feotal repair for spina bifida

Researchers from Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus recently discovered a promising alternative to open...

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12 December 2017

Genetic clues to spinal stenosis

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that certain genetic changes are linked with an increased risk of...

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7 December 2017

Surgery: Sticking instead of stitching

In spite of medical advances, wound-related complications arising after operations can still be life-threatening. In order to avoid these complications...

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17 October 2017

Football boosts bone development in boys

In a study comparing adolescent football players to swimmers, cyclists and a control group of boys not involved in regular...

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12 October 2017

Scottish surgeons hope to become first in UK to use new technique to treat twisted spines

The Scottish National Spine Deformity Service (SNSDS), based at NHS Lothian, currently offers spinal fusion operations to patients whose curvature...

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10 October 2017

Virtual reality eases phantom limb pain

A new test devised by researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark shows that virtual reality technology can trick the amputee’s...

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6 October 2017

Stretching the boundaries of neural implants

Implantable fibres have been an enormous boon to brain research, allowing scientists to stimulate specific targets in the brain and...

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